Hair-curler.



B. L. WOODWARD.

HAIR GURLER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 17, 1912.

Patented J an. 20, 1914.

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IBABTHA L. WOODWABD, OF IRON HUNTAIN, MICHIGAN.

HAIR-CUBLEB'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Application inea nprn 17, rs1-2. smal No. 691,290.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BARTHA L. WooDwARD, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of IronMountain, county of Dickinson, State of Michigan, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Hair-Curlers, of which the following is aspecication.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved form ofhair curler of the kind adapted to have a lock of hair coiled or woundthereon and secured thereby and allowed to remain for a certain lengthof time, whereby the hair becomes curled; to provide an im roved haircurler of this kind which is a apted to be dampened so as to impartmoisture to the han` and thereby facilitate the setting of the curl; toprovide improved means for confining the ends of the hairs in the lockto render the coiling of the lock more easy; and to provide a curler ofthis kind which is simple and inexpensive in construction.

An illustrative 4embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings in which.:

Figure 1 is a front view of a curler constructed according to thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view similarto Fig. l but showing a look of hair with its end inserted between theflaps preparatory to rolling. Fig. 4 is a side view of the same. Fig. 5is a detail showing the ends of the curler bent over, after the hair hasbeen rolled up in the curler, for securing the curler to the coil ofhair.

In the construction shown in the drawings, a piece of limp fabric orother suitable material 1 is folded u on itself and stitched at 2parallel to the fo d so as to provide the casing 3 and the' flaps 4 and5. A pliable core 6 is inserted in the casing 3, preferably in the formof rubber cov`ered copper wire.

When the curler is to be used the cloth is moistened and the end of ralock of hair 7 is placed between the flaps 4 and 5 and rolled or coiledwith the cloth around the core 6. The function of the flap 5 is toconfine the ends of the hairs, to keep them spread out,

and to insure the roper and easy rollingof the lock. When t e entirelock of hair been wound on the curler as close to the head as ispractical, the ends of the rolled curler are bent over, as shown in Fig.4, in which position they are retained by virtue of the pliable core 6.The moisture in the cloth dampens the hair and facilitates the settlngof the curl therein, the curler being allowed to remain with the lock ofhair coiled thereon for such a time as is necessary, as, for instance,over night. For numerous-reasons it is obviously preferable to wet onlythat part of the hair which is to be curled, than to wet all of the hairas is sometimes done when curls are formed by means of the usual curlpapers and the like. When it is desired to remove the curler the endsare straightened and the coil of hair uncoiled from the curler andremoved therefrom.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details oftheconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departin fromthe spirit of this invention as define by the following claims.

I claim: l

1. A hair curler comprising a strip of fabric folded upon itself andstitched parallel to said fold to form a casing and a pair of flaps, apliable reinforcing core` housed in said casing, said curler beingadapted to have the ends of a lock of hair placed between said flaps andcoiled upon said core and secured thereto by the bending of said core.

2. A hair curler comprising a strip of limp material folded u on itselfand stitched parallel to said fo d to form a casing and a pair ofsuperimposed flaps on one side thereof, one of sai flaps being of reaterlength than the other, a pliable rein- `orcing core housed in saidcasing, said curler being adapted to receive the ends of hair to becurled between said flaps for curling upon said core and to be securedby bending of said core.

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B L. WOODWARD.

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